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5/22/2013 -
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New restaurant coming to Leonardtown

Leonardtown is getting a new sit-down restaurant. The Sakura Japanese Steakhouse will be taking over the vacant building in Leonardtown Centre which has housed several restaurants previously. The most recent occupant was Rustic River and before that Arizona Pizza and Perkins Family Restaurant.

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5/22/2013 -
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County gets help to overturn new federal planning

The St. Mary's County Commissioners are getting help from U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) and the Maryland Department of Transportation in their mission to get overturned the new federal requirement for the formation of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for transportation planning.

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5/22/2013 -
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Area's first Potbelly Sandwich Shop to open May 29

Potbelly Sandwich Shop will open its doors at 23064 Three Notch Rd., California, Md., May 29. This will give California- and Lexington Park-area residents the chance to experience the lively, neighborhood hangout...

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5/22/2013 -
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Staying the course to graduation

Fifty-eight Fairlead Academy students and their parents gathered at the James A. Forrest Career &;Technology Center to celebrate the class of 2013 Culminating Ceremony, late Monday afternoon May 20th.

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5/22/2013 -
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Ellynne en Pointe: 'Deja vu all over again?'

Is it "Deja vu all over again?" .. (to quote Yogi Berra)...

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5/21/2013 -
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Know the warning signs of a tornado

Monday's tragedy in Oklahoma reminds us all of the devastating impact tornadoes can have and the need to know the warning signs, have a plan and be ready to take action at a moment's notice. Tornadoes are violent by nature...

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5/21/2013 -
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Calvert school officials post redistricting report

Three proposals for redrawing enrollment boundary lines for Calvert County Public Schools' (CCPS) elementary schools have been posted and will be discussed later this week by the school board.

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5/21/2013 -
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Nurse arrested on California drug charges

St. Mary's County Vice/Narcotics detectives have arrested a Lexington Park woman on State of California drug charges. Special Agents from the California Department of Justice contacted the St. Mary's County...

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5/21/2013 -
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Sewage plant retrofit $3 million over estimate

It was "deja vu all over again" for the St. Mary's County Commissioners. Still reeling from a bid well over-estimate for the jail expansion, the commissioners Tuesday heard that the bids for the upgrade of the Marlay-Taylor Wastewater Treatment Plant were $3 million over estimate.

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5/21/2013 -
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Second reactor at plant shut down--again

For the second time this month the second reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby was shut down. According to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Neil Sheehan, operators shut the reactor down Tuesday, May 21 at 5:30 a.m.

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5/20/2013 -
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Budget finalized without senior tax changes

A plan advanced by two of the St. Mary's County commissioners to lower the age for taking advantage of senior property tax credits failed to corral a third vote at the finish line of budget deliberations Monday. The proposal by Commissioners Lawrence Jarboe (R: 3rd) and Daniel Morris (R: 2nd)

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5/20/2013 -
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School system staff receive awards, recognition from SECAC

The Charles County Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC) honored more than 100 Charles County Public Schools staff and community members at its eighth annual Teacher and Staff Appreciation Awards...

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5/20/2013 -
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95 years after first line-of-duty death, lieutenant uncovers details

Life was different back in 1918. There were no smart phones, no V6 engines, no television - and when Patrolman Lawrence McParlin attempted to serve a witness summons on a Washington, D.C., man on May 21 that year...

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Super Heroes theme: 'Never give up'

"Never Give Up!" was the chant of the Super Heroes of Southern Maryland, a community-based organization aimed at teaching children how to be a hero. The chant echoed throughout the grounds of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday as the area united to raise money and a

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5/20/2013 -
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One-Act festival debuts at St. Mary's College

Watermelon, Inc. (www.watermeloninc.org) will present its first Watermelon One-Act Festival (WOAF) in the Bruce Davis Theatre of Montgomery Hall at St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, June 1, with finals taking place on Sunday, June 2.

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5/20/2013 -
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Cocaine charges get man a year in jail

A Lexington Park man has been sentenced to one year in jail for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Kenneth Miller, 47, was sentenced on May 15 by Judge Michael Stamm in St. Mary's County Circuit Court. In imposing the sentence Judge Stamm suspended two years of a three-year sentence.

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5/20/2013 -
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More job losses for Maryland

Maryland lost 6,200 jobs in April according to the latest available numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Maryland is the only state in the region to experience significant job losses last month while many parts...

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5/20/2013 -
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Responders at scene of two-vehicle collision

Police, fire and rescue personnel are at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at Route 235 and Mervel Dean Road in Hollywood. Traffic is continuing to proceed in both directions.

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5/19/2013 -
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UCAS-D makes Naval Aviation history twice In a week

The U.S. Navy's first Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) designed to fly from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier entered the public consciousness in June, 2012 as a UFO sighting as it traveled from Edwards AFB to Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

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5/19/2013 -
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BECA hosts successful 2013 scholarship awards event

On Friday, May 17, 2013 BECA hosted the 7th Annual St. Mary's County Scholarship Awards Event at the Dr. James A. Forrest Center in Leonardtown. It was the largest awards event to date with approximately 250...

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